Improving Environmental Status

Supervisor at LVEMP
Name: Richard Rotich
Title: Community Development Officer
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University Supervisor: Dr. Esther Kituri
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DECLARATION
Declaration by the Candidate
This attachment report is my original work which has not been presented to any other examination body. No part of this report should be reproduced without my consent or that of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase II - Kenya
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DEDICATION
This report is dedicated to my beloved family Members.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT This industrial attachment has contributed to me invaluable lessons and brought me to acquaintance with the environmental issues and the natural resource management methods resulting to the overall protection of ecosystem at large. This brought to the field the theory ideas that are learned in class and how they can be addressed to solve major environmental problems.
I would like to take this precious moment to give my special gratitude to the entire Kenyatta university fraternity for exposing me to the academic awareness and taking the initiative of offering me a course that took me to the field to gain the knowledge that I appreciate a lot.
I won’t forget to extend my appreciation to my lecturers, Environmental Planning and Management Department Kenyatta University for the knowledge they imparted on me, and constant guidance and encouragement that made this practicum a success, especially Dr Sammy Letema for continuous update, Dr Esther Kitur and Mr. Peter Nyaoro for dedicating their time to come all the way to kisumu to supervise me while on field. In a special way I also want to thank the entire management of lake Victoria environmental management project phase II for offering me a chance to attach within their institution and also serving me with the relevant materials for the study and also field facilitation

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